Demolition of the 171-year-old building took place Wednesday, with little remaining other than memories and debris. Patch Staff|Updated Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 8:46 pm CTTeehan's Tavern in Tinley Park was torn down Wednesday. (Courtesy Village of Tinley Park)Teehan's Tavern in Tinley Park was torn down Wednesday. (Courtesy Village of Tinley Park)Teehan's Tavern in Tinley Park was torn down Wednesday. (Courtesy Village of Tinley Park)TINLEY PARK, IL — And just like that, it's gone.Bulldoze...
Demolition of the 171-year-old building took place Wednesday, with little remaining other than memories and debris.
Patch Staff
|Updated Wed, Mar 27, 2024 at 8:46 pm CT
Teehan's Tavern in Tinley Park was torn down Wednesday. (Courtesy Village of Tinley Park)
Teehan's Tavern in Tinley Park was torn down Wednesday. (Courtesy Village of Tinley Park)
Teehan's Tavern in Tinley Park was torn down Wednesday. (Courtesy Village of Tinley Park)
TINLEY PARK, IL — And just like that, it's gone.
Bulldozers hit treasured Tinley Park watering hole Teehan's Tavern Wednesday, crumbling the walls of the 171-year-old building.
The structure at 17329 Oak Pak Ave. was razed to make way for its replica replacement, a next step in officials' redevelopment of the downtown and the larger vision of Harmony Square Plaza.
"We are excited about a new chapter in Tinley Park history that will be enjoyed by residents and visitors for years to come," Village Manager Pat Carr told Patch.
Pub patrons and supporters last fall were disappointed—and some angry—to learn that the iconic building in the heart of Tinley's downtown would be demolished. Little comfort was brought by the news that for $200,000, the Village had purchased the rights to the name for, with the plans to build anew. The Village plans to essentially replicate the building — with some modernizations — on the same property and lease it along with the Teehan's Tavern name.
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Officials said previously that the condition of the building and its infrastructure are too poor to work with the existing structure.Taken from the inside before its demolition for use in its near-replica were "some signs, parts of the bar, ceiling tiles and bricks," Carr said. Plans for the new building include a party room and the addition of an attached building that will have a restaurant with a rooftop bar to allow diners to enjoy the weather and watch concerts in Harmony Square, the multi-use plaza being built on 1.6 acres at the corner of Oak Park Avenue and North Street in downtown Tinley Park.
“Harmony Square is part of a bigger plan to redevelop Downtown Tinley, which is already underway with the opening of the Boulevard at Central Station and the many new businesses along Oak Park Avenue,” Mayor Michael Glotz said in March 2023. “Once complete, it will be the living room of Tinley Park, a central hub where people will come to hang out and relax.”
Designed by the Lakota Group, the plaza will include an adaptive space that will have events scheduled year-round. Highlights include a synthetic turf lawn, a splash pad in the summer, a 30-foot by 50-foot concert stage to accommodate larger bands and performances, fire pits, a synthetic ice rink in the winter with curling lanes, and a gateway pergola.
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